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140 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also Golden Eagle Squadron, is an F-35I "Adir" squadron based at Nevatim Airbase in Israel.[1]

140 Squadron
Country	Israel
Branch	Israeli Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Nevatim Airbase
Aircraft flown
Attack	Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

Formerly an F-16A/B squadron,[2] the squadron was closed on 2 August 2013, as part of IDF budget cuts, its aircraft allocated to 116 Squadron (Defenders of the South).^{[citation needed]}

In 2015 it was announced that the "Golden Eagle" will be the first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Squadron in the IAF.[3] The squadron received its first two aircraft on December 12, 2016.[1]

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